Asset Services Oversight Senior Analyst
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
The Asset Services Oversight Senior Analyst Corporate Actions is responsible for providing independent oversight of corporate action processing performed by custodians agents and internal front office Investment team and middle office operations teams. The role ensures timely accurate and compliant handling of corporate action events across global funds and mandates with a strong focus on risk mitigation election oversight entitlement validation and service provider accountability.
This position plays a key role in identifying operational risk overseeing complex and highimpact corporate action events challenging service provider outcomes and ensuring issues are escalated and resolved in line with governance expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Actions Oversight (Core Focus)
- Provide daytoday oversight of mandatory voluntary and mandatorywithchoice corporate actions across equities fixed income and other asset classes.
- Oversee corporate action lifecycle from announcement through election entitlement settlement and postevent reconciliation.
- Review and challenge corporate action notifications elections and outcomes provided by custodians and administrators.
- Ensure elections are submitted timely accurately and in line with fund documentation investment intent and operational instructions.
- Monitor and resolve discrepancies related to announcements deadlines proceeds and tax treatment.
- Oversee complex events including restructurings tenders exchanges bankruptcies rights issues proxy voting and mergers.
Issue Management & Escalation
- Identify log and investigate corporate action and income exceptions missed elections late notifications incorrect entitlements or failed postings.
- Lead coordination with service providers internal operations investment teams and counterparts to drive resolution.
- Escalate material or systemic issues in accordance with escalation matrices and governance forums.
- Track aged and recurring corporate action issues; perform root cause analysis and recommend control enhancements.
Service Provider Oversight
- Monitor service provider performance related to corporate actions & income including timeliness accuracy and quality of information.
- Review and challenge income and corporate actionrelated MI KPIs and SLA metrics.
- Support service review meetings with custodians and administrators ensuring corporate action issues risks and trends are clearly documented and actioned.
- Maintain robust oversight logs and supporting evidence for audit and regulatory purposes.
Risk Controls & Governance
- Independently assess corporate action control effectiveness and identify gaps or emerging risks.
- Support regulatory oversight related to corporate actions including market deadlines election rules and client obligations.
- Ensure procedures controls and oversight documentation remain current and auditready.
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
- Review and suggest enhancements for reporting and dashboards focused on corporate action risk exceptions and trends.
- Support internal and external audits by providing evidence walkthroughs and written responses specific to corporate actions oversight.
- Act as a subjectmatter contact for corporate actions oversight across Operations Risk Compliance Investments and external providers.
- Partner closely with Trade Services Oversight Cash Oversight and Fund Oversight teams to ensure consistent governance.
Qualifications :
Required
- 35 years of experience in Corporate Actions Asset Servicing or Investment Operations within an asset manager or custody environment.
- Strong handson understanding of corporate action event types elections entitlements and settlement impacts.
- Experience overseeing or interacting with custodians agents or service providers.
- Demonstrated ability to assess operational risk and manage highimpact exceptions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including clear escalation and documentation.
- Highly detailoriented analytical and comfortable working independently in an oversight role.
Preferred
- Prior experience in an Corporate Action preferred.
- Exposure to complex events (bankruptcies restructurings tender offers exchanges).
- Strong Excel and reporting capabilities.
Additional Information :
$100000 to $115000
The starting salary offer will vary based on multiple factors including but not limited to the applicants education job-related experience skills and abilities geographic location and market factors. This position is also eligible to participate in the companys annual discretionary bonus plan. Full time employees may be eligible for health insurance with an optional HSA short term disability long term disability dental insurance vision care life insurance Healthcare Dependent and Limited Care Flexible Spending Accounts 401K vacation sick time an employee assistance program and commuter and transit programs. Additional voluntary programs include: supplemental health benefits including accidental injury critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance and pet insurance.
EOE Statement
As an EOE employer L&G Asset Management America will extend equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity ancestry national origin age disability medical condition genetic information marital status pregnancy military status and/or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. (2025)
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.We are one of th ... View more